Charlie Day
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 Day at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010. |
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| Born | Charles Peckham Day February 9, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Director, Producer |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Ellis (2006-present) |
Charles Peckham "Charlie" Day[1] (born February 9, 1976) is an American television and film actor and writer best known for playing Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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[edit] Early life
Day was born in New York City. His mother, Mary (née Peckham), is a piano teacher at The Pennfield School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. His father, Dr. Thomas Charles Day, is a professor of Music History and Music Theory at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.[1][2]
Charlie Day spent most of his childhood in Middletown, Rhode Island. He attended Pennfield School and graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School, both in Portsmouth. He went on to attend Merrimack College in Massachusetts.
[edit] Career
Besides playing Charlie Kelly on the hit FX television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he is also the show's executive producer and one of its writers. He has also appeared on several other television shows such as Third Watch, Law & Order, and Reno 911!.
He appeared in New Line Cinema's Horrible Bosses in July 2011, opposite Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, and Jamie Foxx.[3] He also had a role in the 2010 film Going the Distance, alongside Justin Long, Jason Sudeikis, and Drew Barrymore. In 2013 he will be appearing in Guillermo Del Toro's film Pacific Rim.
Day hosted the November 5th, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) with Maroon 5 as the musical guest. He was the second cast member from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to host SNL (after Danny DeVito, though DeVito hosted SNL before It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered). DeVito made a special appearance during Day's opening monologue.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Day has been married to actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis since March 4, 2006.[5] Day and Ellis met in 2001 and were dating in 2004 when they appeared together on Reno 911 playing incestuous siblings.[6] Ellis has a recurring role on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as "The Waitress," a coffee shop employee and an object of obsession for Day's character.[6] The couple had their first child, a son named Russell Wallace, on December 15, 2011.[7]
He has written some of the music featured in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[8]
[edit] Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Mailroom Kid | TV Movie |
| Madigan Men | Clerk | TV Series: 1 Episode | |
| 2001–2004 | Third Watch | Michael Boscorelli | TV Series: 5 Episodes |
| 2001 | Campfire Stories | Joe Boner | |
| Late Summer | Trevor | Short Film | |
| Law & Order | Jeremy | TV Series: 1 Episode | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Stoner | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Luis | Richie | TV Series: 9 Episodes |
| 2004 | Reno 911! | Inbred Twin | TV Series: 1 Episode |
| 2005 | Love Thy Neighbor | Video Clerk | |
| 2005–present | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Charlie Kelly | TV Series: 84 Episodes Also Producer/Writer |
| 2008 | Boldly Going Nowhere | TV Pilot Producer/Writer Only |
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| 2008 | A Quiet Little Marriage | Adam | |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Spencer | TV Series: 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Going the Distance | Dan | |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Dale Arbus | Feature Film |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Host | |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Newt Gotlieb |
[edit] References
- ^ a b United in Matrimony. Leader Call. November 10, 2006.
- ^ Salve Regina University faculty profile
- ^ Weintraub, Steve. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Colin Farrell in Talks for HORRIBLE BOSSES for Director Seth Gordon. Collider. May 11, 2010.
- ^ Semigran, Aly (6 November 2011). "'Saturday Night Live' recap: Turning back the clock on Charlie Day(light savings time)". Entertainment Weekly. http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/11/06/saturday-night-live-recap-turning-back-the-clock-on-charlie-daylight-savings-time/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Ellis at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b Interview with Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis, MonsterFresh.com
- ^ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/12/16/always-sunny-charlie-day-mary-elizabeth-ellis-welcome-son-russell-wallace/?xid=rss-topheadlines
- ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/charlie-day,46810/
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